Experimental investigation and theoretical model for subcooled flow boiling pressure drop in microchannel heat sinks

Journal of Electronic Packaging

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0310081-03100811

  Lee, Jaeseon ^a   Mudawar, Issam ^b  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; PHASE LAYERS; PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTIC; SUBCOOLED; SUBCOOLED FLOW; SUBCOOLED FLOW BOILING; THEORETICAL MODELING; TWO PHASE; TWO PHASES FLOW;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 77955187774     PISSN: 10437398     EISSN: 15289044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3144146     Document Type: Article

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